The second trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab) has arrived. The first trailer (opens in new tab) was all about setting and mood with only a bit of dialogue and the tiniest hints of the story – now Rockstar’s letting us know what kind of a …
Read More »Blade Runner 2049 early reactions are hugely positive
The first reactions for Blade Runner 2049 (opens in new tab) are pouring in across the internet, and – like a foggy, neon-choked night in future Los Angeles – they’re almost universally glowing. The unlikely sequel to the 1982 sci-fi-noir classic is being praised as a fitting follow-up, and even …
Read More »Destiny 2 review: “This isnt Destiny. This is something new. Something bigger, smarter, richer, and better”
Destiny 2 is a very, very different game to the first, but it’s impossible to tell that without playing it. On a surface glance, everything looks the same, albeit rendered with arrestingly greater detail and vitality. Campaign missions. Strikes. Open-world planets. Public Events. PvP. The bullet-point list reads like business …
Read More »How to get the huge Traveller ball in the Tower in Destiny 2
Have you seen that massive floaty Traveller ball in the Tower in Destiny 2 (opens in new tab)? If so you’re probably wondering how to get it – let me explain. It involves several stages where you have to kick the ball that already exists in the Tower into a …
Read More »Game of Thrones season 6 recap – everything you need to know
Winter’s finally here! Yay! Oh wait, that’s bad. If you’re preparing for Game of Thrones season 7 (opens in new tab)’s arrival, you’re in the right place. As we last left our characters in season five (opens in new tab), many of them arrive in new locations, watching as their …
Read More »Viewpoints, loot and hitbox based combat – Assassins Creed Origins director spills its bladed secrets
Assassin’s Creed has changed. Even the mere matter of a single year off has done wonders for the series with the Black Flag team literally pushing the big red reset button on the side of the Animus. Going back to Ancient Egypt and the very beginning of the Creed itself, …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review: “Its taken 18 years, but Nintendo has done it again: this is the adventure game to beat”
Few gaming moments were as transformative as standing in Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time, looking up at Death Mountain and realising that, yes, you could get from here to there. In hindsight it wasn’t entirely true – transition screens partitioned the mountain into chunks that wouldn’t choke the N64 …
Read More »Hitman: The Complete First Season review: “Vast environments filled with possibilities and potential”
Viktor Novikov has been poisoned, electrocuted, strangled, shot, crushed under the weight of an avant garde lighting rig, pushed in a river and drowned in toilet. He hasn’t, yet, been killed by a remotely detonated bomb hidden in a camera. I think I’ll try that next. Novikov is a Russian …
Read More »The 15 best Game of Thrones moments ever
Game of Thrones season 6 (opens in new tab) has landed on DVD and Blu-ray, so now is the time to take a look back and consider the very best of the best moments from the show. HBO’s fantasy epic has now produced 60 episodes in total, giving us more …
Read More »The best Game Boy games of all time
It wasn’t the first handheld videogame system, but the Game Boy is the one that changed everything. Suddenly, everyone you knew had a Game Boy and was peering intently at that tiny screen the color of overcooked spinach. More than 800 games were released for the system, which is way …
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